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Client/server computing has evolved from concept to reality at a surprising number of companies, mainly because of the convergence of three key technologies.

LAN servers, database-management systems (DBMSs) and high-speed networks — the client/server building blocks — have matured enough in the past year to give companies the confidence they need to erect new computing architectures, according to industry analysts.

These technologies have converged so quickly that even some analysts have been surprised by the client/server wave. In a recent study, Cambridge, Mass., market researcher Forrester Research Inc. found that 69 percent of Fortune 1000 companies now use server databases, compared with only 26 percent a year ago (see chart …

One of the greatest tech issues that seem the hardest to manage is when a hard drive crashes. Since it is often tedious to fix hardware issues, you might think it’s also expensive to recover all the data that you’ve lost. However, we are lucky enough that there is cheap data recovery software we can download to fix this tech glitch. In just a few clicks, you can have all your photos, videos, and all other files back.

Get happy! Keep your data safe!

Aside from cheap data recovery software, you can also look into reasonably priced (or as some say, cheap) data recovery services. This is also meant for people who don’t want to bother about downloading stuff or following esoteric nerd-oriented guides. By sending your dead hard drive for the right service, you are often saving yourself tons of time and hassle. Usually, the data recovery cost includes a new, functioning hard drive.

After three to five days, according to this article on data recovery services, the disk will be sent to you containing all the data you thought was lost. However, the number of days will still depend on the kind of issue you have. For example, it may sometimes take another week to get all your files in working order if you have major water damage or mechanical issues.
Repair Hard Drives The Easy Way

Here is a tip to repair hard drive file systems the easy way. If you are using Windows, there is a tool in your operating system that could help you scan and automatically fix the errors.

This is most helpful for non-techie users like me, but if you are not sure what to do, it is always safer to ask for professional help. Having said that, let’s continue. First, you have to go to My Computer, then right click the hard drive that you want to be scanned; usually it is C: and choose “Properties”. Click the “Tools” tab and click on the “Check” button. This will scan your drive for error and later it will ask you if you want it repaired. Choose “Automatically fix file system errors” for this action. So if you have a simple file system problem, repairing this issue on your own can be a breeze.
Hard Drive Recovery Cost Minimization Through Recovery Software

Although recovering data from a physically failed hard drive isn’t everyone’s cup of tea and requires lots of expertise, there are a few safe options available to help those who have at least some knowledge about hard disk drives. Often, the price is right and it’s quite affordable to send your hard drive to a professional hard drive recovery service like this one. Hard drive repair is an extremely complex task that requires a clean room, which 99 out of 100 people do not have. Not only that, but the skills required to repair hard drives either in laptops or RAID servers are far beyond the scope of a regular user. If you have a physically damaged drive, then, a professional data recovery service is ALWAYS Continue reading →

Most people have a tendency to avoid planning for rough times. The thinking seems to be that if you don’t plan for it, maybe it won’t happen.

With servers, this kind of thinking will always lead to trouble because of computing rule No. 1: All computers eventually will seem slow. Servers are no exception. The server that today has more CPU power and disk speed than you can use will be as slow as an old dog tomorrow.

The good news is that with the right tools, you can prolong any server’s life. The first step, of course, is to find out just what the server is doing and exactly where it is too slow. Continue reading →

One of the products that come under the category of mouthguard for snoring is called snorerx. There are enough reviews and testimonials that claim that this device has helped numerous people in their attempts to stop snoring. How true these testimonials are is open to debate. However, first-hand experience is nothing to sneeze about. Even those that only have a mild snoring problem ought to give it a try to see if it helps them get to sleep without any snoring whatsoever. It is certainly a better option than taking a sleeping pill in the hope of sound sleep assuming that it will also impact the snoring habit.

Moreover, sleeping pills can become very addictive quickly and it is best to stay away from them unless medically prescribed. Instead, wearing a mouthguard for snoring like those reviewed here before going to bed is a safer option and it is worth giving it a shot. If you need to be reminded to wear the mouthguard for snoring, you can keep it on your bedside table. That should help you reach for it every single night. If you have a partner, you could have him or her remind you as well. As long as you get used to wearing Continue reading →

Silicon Graphics Inc. is hoping to ride on the coattails of Windows NT to win its MIPS RISC architecture a prominent spot on the PC landscape.

According to President and CEO Edward McCracken, SGI’s strategy will be to encourage PC makers to adopt MIPS technology to distinguish their NT systems from those based on Intel Corp. processors. The proposed payoff: As NT’s market share grows, the stake in MIPS systems will increase, as will SGI’s influence in the systems business, SGI officials said.

“If NT moves beyond a niche operating system, I believe the MIPS architecture will become the most pervasive RISC architecture in the world and may over …

The client/server world is brand-new for companies planning to rightsize their database operations, and that shows in the slim availability of database-management tools to support such platforms.

Many of the tools available for mainframes to control and manage data don’t yet exist in client/server database systems. Tools for monitoring, measuring, testing, evaluating and simulating the performance of the database under different allocation formats “will either not be there or will be significantly less powerful than what’s on the mainframe,” said George Schussel, president of Digital Consulting Inc., an Andover, Mass., consulting firm.

Despite a growing interest in multimedia, the PC industry is still wrestling with the best way to offer sound, CD ROM drives and other hardware components. Buyers should be aware that price and performance vary widely across the range of multimedia solutions.

While companies such as Apple Computer Inc., IBM and Tandy Corp. are committed to delivering systems with multimedia components built in, others favor supplying add-on peripherals. NEC Technologies Inc., for example, currently offers a multimedia PC upgrade kit that includes a CD ROM drive and sound board.

“Consumers want to put the best peripherals together for their applications,” said Marc Miller, vice president of NEC’s advanced media products …

Distributed-database technology, while far from mature, continues to evolve in parallel with client/server computing.

The goal of distributed computing is to allow users to transparently read and update multiple databases running on different platforms in multiple distant sites. This ideal has not been achieved, according to observers, because as the number of different databases and hardware devices to be accommodated increases, it’s harder to put together a stable and reliable system.

“You can get pretty good distributed-database performance for [data] reads; but when you are attempting to modify or write new data, generally most database products will not give 100 percent transparency,” said Paul Winsberg, a principal partner with Database …

A recent story in a business magazine raved about a young, hotshot money manager. One example of The Kid’s savvy: He’s shorting Novell stock.

Why? Because the wunderkind is afraid of what Microsoft is about to do to Novell.

It was jarring to see it put that bluntly. But the notion wasn’t so different from what I’ve heard from other money managers and analysts, and from a number of the seers and gurus in the computer press, as well.

Let’s not go overboard here. Novell’s 60 percent-plus share of the network operating system market is a solid base. With the acquisition of Unix System Laboratories, the strengthening of Novell’s …